Polymorphism in transmembrane region of MICA gene and cholelithiasis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1541-1544

  Shih, Shou Chuan ^a,c   Lee, Yann Jinn ^a,b   Liu, Hsin Fu ^a   Dang, Ching Wen ^a   Chang, Shih Chuan ^a   Lin, Shee Chan ^a   Kao, Chin Roa ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Mackay Junior School of Nursing   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; PHENOTYPE; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0041563745     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i7.1541     Document Type: Article

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